FROM THE ARCHIVE:
“AQUA STAR” / reg. St. John, seen off Stavanger / Norway, 13 April 2001.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: General cargo / Bulk
IMO NO: 7824584
1507 gt / 754 nt / 1730 mdwt
Delivered from Peters Schiffbau Gmbh., Wewelsfleth / Germany (Yard no 569), in June 1979.
Name, owner and flag history:
- “SUSANNE L” from delivery in 06/1979 until 1984
- From delivery – Owned by Gerhard Lange KG., Germany. (reg. Hamburg)
- “BREMER MERCUR” from 1984 until 1985
- “SUSANNE L” from 1985 until 04/1989
- “BREMER MERCUR” from 04/1989 until 08/1995
- From 1991 – Owned by KG Mercur Schiffsbeteiligungs GmbH & Co., Germany. (reg. Hamburg)
- “SUSANNE L” from 08/1995 until 09/1999
- “AQUA STAR” from 09/1999 until 03/2004
- Owned by Racer Shipping Co. Ltd., Antigua. (reg. St. John)
- “SUSANN” from 03/2004 –
- From 03/2004 – Owned by Hawks Nest Shipping Inc., Kingstown / St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
- From 03/2004 – St. Vincent and the Grenadines flag.
- 08/01/2006 – Vessel sank off Sfax / Tunisia, on her way from Spain to Sfax, loaded with pottery and ceramics. 6 crew members rescued.
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